Nina Willburger on Nostr: The gold-band pyxis is an amazing example of Roman luxury glassware. It combines ...
The gold-band pyxis is an amazing example of Roman luxury glassware. It combines canes of brightly colored glass with strips of gold leaf encased between layers of colorless glass.
It was used to hold cosmetics.
Dating 1st c. AD.
On display at Altes Museum Berlin
📷 taken by me
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology
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